(Optional) Demonstrate food safety and sanitation practices.

Demonstration should include:

• using proper hand-washing techniques
• using proper cleaning materials and procedures
• ensuring that food is stored safely with regard to shelf life, open vs. closed containers, types of storage containers or wraps, and shelf vs. refrigerator or freezer
• observing time and temperature requirements (i.e., danger zone and internal temperatures)
• avoiding cross-contamination.

Demonstration should also address the reason for keeping food areas contaminant-free. 

Process/Skill Questions:

Thinking

• Why is proper cleaning necessary?
• What are the standards of cleanliness for the food environment?
• What hand-washing procedures are essential for a sanitary food environment? Why?

Communication

• What is a respectful way to encourage your classmates to follow sanitary procedures?
• What is a respectful way to decline food because of an unsanitary situation?

Leadership

• What are your responsibilities for keeping the food environment sanitary?
• How can you be responsible for maintaining your own personal hygiene around food?

Management

• What should you consider when planning how to clean your food environment?
• What consequences may result from an unsanitary food environment?